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Iran Increases Cyber Activity to Influence US Elections
2024-08-10 23:55:08
Politics
USA

Iran Increases Cyber Activity to Influence US Elections

Iran is ramping up its cyber activity in an attempt to influence the upcoming US elections. The country has been creating fake news websites and posing as activists to spread false information.

A group connected to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard targeted a senior US presidential campaign official, and there was an attempt to access the account of a former presidential candidate. Russia and China are also taking advantage of the political polarization in the US to promote their own divisive messages.

In addition, a fake news website insulted US presidential candidate Donald Trump. Iran denies any plans to interfere or launch cyber attacks during the elections, but US intelligence services have warned about foreign actors spreading false claims.

The implications of the US elections are likely to have global consequences.

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Trump's Campaign Team: Victim of 'Foreign' Hacker Attack

Trump's campaign team has been targeted in a hacking attack by foreign sources, resulting in the release of internal communications and documents about J.D. Vance to Politico, similar to the 2016 Wikileaks release of Democratic emails. Meanwhile, Kamala Harris is touring battleground states like Arizona and Nevada with Tim Walz before Trump faces Joe Biden on November 5th.

Trump's Campaign Team Claims Iran Carried Out Cyber Attacks

The Trump campaign alleges that Iran conducted cyber attacks on the presidential election, citing a report by Microsoft. It is said that Iran created fake news sites to influence the upcoming US elections. While Iran's past cyber espionage activities were mentioned, their intentions were not disclosed. US intelligence officials' statements and whether Iran aimed to create chaos were also discussed. The campaign's spokesman and NSC official made statements on the issue. However, Iran's UN mission rejected the allegations. In a separate incident, the Trump campaign reported being hacked in June 2024, with Iran-based hackers sending phishing emails. The motivation behind the leak of internal communications from the campaign is unclear.

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Yahoo News
10. August 2024 um 18:41

We received internal Trump documents from ‘Robert.’ The campaign just confirmed it was hacked.

Politics
Technology
Trump campaign confirms internal communications hacked by "foreign sources hostile to the United States", citing a Microsoft report on Iranian hackers targeting a high-ranking official on a presidential campaign in June 2024. POLITICO received emails from an anonymous hacker 'Robert' containing a research dossier on Trump's running mate JD Vance and documents on Marco Rubio, another VP finalist. This follows the 2016 Democratic Party hack blamed on Russia, which led to a Mueller investigation...
EuroNews
10. August 2024 um 15:43

Iran increases cyber activity to influence US elections, says Microsoft

Politics
Technology
Iran is increasing its cyber activity to influence the upcoming US elections, creating fake news websites and posing as activists; a group linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard targeted a senior US presidential campaign official and attempted to access the account of a former presidential candidate.
BBC
10. August 2024 um 21:07

Trump campaign says its internal messages hacked by Iran

Politics
Technology
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10. August 2024 um 21:33

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